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CSU Sacramento

CSU Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819

Official telephone: (916) 278-6011
Fax number: (916) 278-5722

Website: www.csus.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,395 men, 13,993 women, 24,388 total
Full-time undergraduates: 8,339 men, 11,485 women, 19,824 total
Part-time undergraduates: 2,056 men, 2,508 women, 4,564 total
Total graduate students: 1,689 men, 3,164 women, 4,853 total
Full-time graduate students: 875 men, 1,853 women, 2,728 total
Part-time graduate students: 814 men, 1,311 women, 2,125 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
First-year student breakdown:
10.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
21.4% Hispanic
36.3% White (non-Hispanic)
0.7% total international (nonresident aliens)
10.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
7.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
15.9% Hispanic
42.2% White (non-Hispanic)
1.2% total international (nonresident aliens)
11.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CSU Sacramento
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 300 acres
City or town school is located in: Sacramento
Population of city/town: 475,743
Nearest major city: Sacramento
Population of nearest major city: 457,514
Online campus map: www.csus.edu/campusmap/

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Suite-style housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 73%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 1%
Percent of students who live off campus: 99%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 800
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special Collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Galleries, museums, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, personal issues.
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 19
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of men who join fraternities: 5%
Number of social sororities on campus: 19
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 1
Percent of women who join sororities: 4%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): State Hornet, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 230

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Terry Wanless,
Athletic Director
School colors: green and gold
School mascot: Hornets
Athletic conference memberships: Big Sky Conference (Division I, Football I-AA), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I), Pacific Coast Softball Conference (Division I), Western Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, recreation field, stadium, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, indoor soccer, soccer, softball, volleyball
Club sports for men:
ice hockey, rugby, rowing, volleyball, weight lifting
Club sports for women:
rugby, volleyball, weight lifting

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Sacramento (11 miles)
Nearest other airport: San Francisco (100 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Sacramento (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Sacramento (4 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
California Franchise Tax Board, Deloitte & Touche, Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical, Enterprise Corp., Ernst & Young, Ferguson Corp., Hewlett Packard, Intel, KPMG, Pacific Gas & Electric, Perry Smith & Co. CPAs, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sherwin Williams, USAA Insurance.

 
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